Cigar-band.



G. J. NAGEL.

CIGAR BAND.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 15. i916.

1,215,51. Patented Feb. 6,1917.

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CIGAR-BAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 6, 1191170 To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, GUSTAV JOI-IANNES NAGEL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and residing in New York, county and State of New Yorr, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Cigar-Bands, of which thefollowing is a SPEClIICEItlOIl.

This invention relates to the manufacture of cigar bands and has for itsobjects the production of a simple, economical, yet effective band whicheliminates the necessity for the employment of an adhesive to unite thefree ends of such band, whereby injury to the health of the smoker andto the cigar itself is minimized.

It is well known that the function of a cigar band is for the purpose ofidentifying the manufacturer of a particular cigar, as well as fordesignating the different brands of a single manufacturer. Sists of anannulus of ornamental paper having tapering ends, one of which isadapted to overlap the other and be secured thereto by the adhesiveaction of a small amount of a mucilaginous substance placed upon theinner surface of one of the overlapping ends. Not only is the use. ofsuch adhesive an objection in the trade because of the unsanitary natureof applying the same, the usual method of uniting the ends consisting inmoistening such adhesive with the lips of the operative who in manycases, because of the confined nature of the work may be subjeet tocontracting pulmonary or serious blood diseases, but the adhesive isespecially objectionable because of the fact that when the two ends arecarelessly lapped and not brought into exact register, the adhesive onthe lower surface of the overlapping end, wrapper of the cigar itself.As a result, when it is desired to remove such wrapper or band from thecigar, and this is almost invariably done immediately the user commencesto smoke the same, the small portion or area of the outer wrapper whichis thus united by the adhesive to the cigar band, is torn off and thusthe drawing qualities of the cigar are materially interfered with. As aconsequence of such a break in the wrapper, in many cases the cigar isso mutilated that to a connoisseur the same is rendered substantiallyworthless.

My invention is fully set forth and de scribed in the accompanyingspecification It usually conand drawings forming which Figure l is aperspective view of the same isolated from the wrapper but showing thesame in a closed position;

Fig. 2 is a similar perspective view showing the method of applying thesame to the cigar;

Fig. 3 is a developed view of my improved band, and

Fig. l is a perspective view of a cigar with the band applied thereto.

Referring to the drawings and the construction shown therein, thereference numeral l designates the usual shield carrying portion of acigar band, the same hava part thereof in mg integral reduced arms 2, 2;the arm 2 as shown is flared or bulging at its end a and the arm 2 isprovided at its outer end with two integral flaps 3, 3 preferablytriangular in configuration, as shown. These flaps are formed by foldingthe end 2 along the converging creases b and c. The flap 3, as shown, ispreferably shorter than the tab 3 and when it is desired to apply thesaid band toa cigar, it is merely necessary to fold the flap 3 aroundthe end 2 at a point sufficiently distant from the terminal marginthereof to permit of said margin of the end 2 projecting beyond theinner oblique edge of the flap 3 as shown in Figs. 1 and 4. The band, inthe form of an annulus, is then held in the position shown in Fig. 2 andthe butt or tucked end of the cigar is brought in contact with the flap3, forcing the same to overlap the flap 3 and thus effectively lockingthe enlarged or flared end 2' of the hand between these two overlappingflaps. Owing to the fact that these flaps as stated are formed bycreasing the enlarged end 2 along the oblique lines 0 and (Z, it isobvious that any attempt to remove this band or any pressure exerted bythe cigar, when a band is forced upon a cigar slightly larger than thenormal cause the two arms 2, 2 of the band to be tightly wedged togetherand effectively held against displacement with respect to each other.

My invention in practice is easy to apply to cigars and as stated itavoids the objection as to the unsanitary nature of the application ofother bands and it is also a much more economical band from thestandpoint of the amount of paper required, since diameter of the band,will 3 owing to the overlapping portions required on ordinary bands,there is at least a quarter of an inch more required in this shortlength of band than in my proposed band. Furthermore, the primeobjection of the adhesive adhering to the tobacco leaf itself and thuseither affecting the taste or actually tearing a portion of the same andpreventing the suction or drawing of smoke through the cigar, isentirely avoided.

For convenience in removing the band from a cigar carrying the same, Imay pro- 'vide a small projecting tab integral with the end a andprojecting centrally from its outermost margin, or the large flap 3 ismade slightly wider and sufliciently longer to project beyond thelateral edge of the band when in final position on a cigar. Then it ismerely necessary to pick up said tab or to insert the finger under saidprojecting, elongated flap in order to displace the end a from betweenthe flaps, and thereby the band can be readily removed with out tearingthe wrapper of the cigar.

As is apparent from the foregoing, the operative merely needs to foldthe small flap 3 across the end 2 and pinch the said flap so as toretain the end 2 while inserting the cigar. \Vhen the butt end of thecigar, as it is inserted into the folded band, engages the obstructingflap 3 as shown in Fig. 2, said flap will be forced inwardly and acrossthe flap 3 thereby effectively locking the flared end a between the saidflaps. It is preferable of course to'apply the bands to the cigars whengreen and to have the band sufiiciently small to snugly engage andslightly compress the cigar when in Copies of this patent may beobtained for five cents each, by addressing the Washington, D. 0.

position thereon in the same manner that the bands are tightly appliedto cigars under the present mode wherein the ends are secured togetherwith an adhesive carried by one of them. 7

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is 1. An elongated strip of material adapted to be foldedinto an annular band and hav ing two oppositely disposed integrallateral flaps adjacent one end of said band, one of said flaps being ofsufficient length to overlap at least a portion of the other and tosecurely embrace the other end of said band, when said flaps are foldedand the said end is inserted therebetween.

2. An elongated strip of material adapted to be folded into an annularband and hav-- ing two oppositely disposed integral lateral flapsadjacent one end of said band, said flaps being adapted to fold aboutaxes outwardly converging with respect to each other and the oppositeend of said band being of greater width than the width between the saidouter terminals of said axes, one of said flaps being of sufficientlength to overlap at least a portion of the other and to securelyembrace the other end of said band when said flaps are folded and thesaid end is inserted therebetween.

Signed at New York, county and State of New York.

HANS NAGEL.

Witnesses:

W. J. HADLEY, V JOSEPH P. BURNS.

Commissioner of Patents

